The fisherman was scared to die in the Corentyne River
Kaieteur News – A 21-year-old fisherman is scared to death after leaving on April 14 last, to fish in the Corentyne River with his boat captain and four other crew members.
Frightened of death is Devin Persaud aka ‘Richard’ of Lot 35 Grant 1752 Crabwood Creek.
Devin Persaud
Boat Captain of the ‘Raghnie’ boat with license plate BV 04389, Mahendradat ‘Raja’ Mukram, 24, of Grant 1802 told Crabwood Creek that police said he, Persaud, and crew members Azeem Naipaul, Rakesh Deonarine, Imran Baksh , and Shazim Khan, all of Crabwood Creek, left Burning Sawmill Dam on the day in question to go fishing. The next day, Mukram told him that he and his team set out in a boat to the Orealla channel in the Corentyne River and Persaud jumped overboard to “beat water to chase the fish into the seine.” Shortly after, they heard Persaud calling out for help.
The captain told police he turned the boat over to Persaud’s whereabouts and as he neared, he loosened the lifejacket he was holding in the water. After that he went underwater and was never seen again. The captain said they made checks in the water for sometime but they came up without rain. Subsequently, a report was filed with police and an investigation is underway.